LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Pipevine Swallowtail

Thyroptera lavali compared with Battus philenor

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Pipevine Swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pipevine Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Papilionidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Battus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Battus philenor

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Pipevine Swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pipevine Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pipevine Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pipevine Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.